Derived from a meeting of natural and social scientists, this interdisciplinary book aims to summarize the main issues regarding the problem of human aggression, as well as human beliefs about the subject. This study brings together internationally known authorities and presents their recent contributions which range in complexity from the physiological to individual aggression, group conflict and international war. The study concludes with a multi-level approach to the problems of aggression and war. In nontechnical language suitable for general science readers, the book provides a valuable...

In this book, prominent authors from disciplines as diverse as biology, philosophy, and the social sciences have assembled to consider the nature of cooperation and prosocial behavior at levels of social complexity ranging from the individual to the international. Successive sections cover key topics such as the relations between cooperation in animals and humans, the development of prosocial propensities in humans, aspects of the situation and of personality that increase the probability that individuals will behave prosocially, the relationships among trust, cooperation, and commitment, and...

The proliferation of mobile media in recent years is an international phenomenon, with billions of devices sold annually. Mobile communications are now moving beyond individualized voice to mass media content--text, voice, sound, images, and even video. This will create new types of content that allow media companies and users to interact in new ways. There is a strong interest from the media and telecom industries in what manner of applications and content can be distributed in that fashion, and at what cost. To answer these questions, the book provides 18 chapters from internationally...

The proliferation of mobile media in recent years is an international phenomenon. Mobile communications are now moving beyond individualized voice to mass media content,   creating  new types of content that allow media companies and users to inte

Das Buch untersucht die Bedeutung von Privatheit fur moderne Gesellschaften, Privatheit im Fernsehen, Formen der Selbstdarstellung im Internet."

​Die Studie behandelt das Fernsehen im Digitalzeitalter. Basierend auf einer Reprasentativbefragung wird das aktuelle Bildschirmverhalten der Burger, insbesondere in der Wechselbeziehung TV, Pay-TV, Internet behandelt. Es lassen sich kunftige Nutzertypen identifizieren, die flexibel Web und TV je nach Situation einsetzen und dabei besonderen Wert auf qualitativ hochwertige Unterhaltung legen. Ferner geht die Publikation ausfuhrlich auf neue TV-Formate und besonders digitale Plattformen ein und beleuchtet zudem die Rolle der Social Media fur Fernsehvorlieben​.